cymbidium
any of various orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to Asia and Australia, having long clusters of numerous showy, variously colored flowers.
Origin of cymbidium
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How to use cymbidium in a sentence
Among miscellaneous examples here is a handsome specimen of cymbidium Devonianum, and a very remarkable hybrid of Catt.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick BoyleWe have another house devoted mainly to cymbidium, in which they have been planted out for some years, with results worth noting.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boylecymbidium has been enriched by the hybridist, the section Cyperorchis being merged in true cymbidium.
Orchids | James O'BrienThe acquisitions in Botany consisted of some fine Cyrtandraceæ, a cymbidium, and some ferns.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William GriffithThe only hybrids of cymbidium known to me are eburneo-Lowianum and its converse, Lowiano-eburneum.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boyle
British Dictionary definitions for cymbidium
/ (sɪmˈbɪdɪəm) /
a genus, Cymbidium, of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers
Origin of cymbidium
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